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Image rotator - Not a standard one!

Edited on November 7th:
I use the script by Adios now. If you want to see the original script in action, to compare speed, please go to www.allwelltrade.com/oldindex.html
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Hi,

I am looking for an image rotator script, and although I have found many scripts that do so, they do not quite do what I want. And I cannot create one myself. I can tweak scripts a little most of the times, but that's about it. I would be most grateful if somebody could help me with this!

What I need is this. I am working on a new design for my site www.tiptoptemplates.com. I parked it on www.allwelltrade.com, so you can see it there. As you can see I use an image rotating script, which uses a large number of images and preloads all of them before showing them in fixed order. This causes too much delay and I also don't like the fixed order. What I would want is the same effect, but in the form of script that picks a random image from an array, and shows the image immediately. In the background the next random image must be loaded. So only the next image, not all of them. That way there will be much less delay I presume. Am I correct and if so, can this be done?

I can't actually see the existing script on your page. Can you point us to it and then maybe we can tweak it rather than starting from scratch?

AndyP.S.Nice part of the world you're from there.I caught Within Temptation live at an outdoor gig in Haarlem a couple of years ago.

Hi Andy,

you're right about Haarlem, it's a very nice place to live. Great you've been here!

About the script: when I do View Source of www.allwelltrade.com/index.html it's there for all to see :-)
I'm not sure why you can't see it, but if you still cannot see it, please let me know and I'll post the script...

Should randomize the order first load, then preserve it from then on (even if the user goes to another site and returns, so long as the window doesn't get named along the way).
Let me know if it's buggy and you would care to use it.
Nice site, btw.

Just so you'll know...I liked this version enough to make it more generic, in case anybody else was interested. Edited the above to incorporate that. Hope you don't mind me using your stuff! (good plug)

Working on a crossfade equivalent for moz...let me know if you have any interesting ideas for extensions, improvements.

Just so you'll know...I liked this version enough to make it more generic, in case anybody else was interested. Edited the above to incorporate that. Hope you don't mind me using your stuff! (good plug)

Working on a crossfade equivalent for moz...let me know if you have any interesting ideas for extensions, improvements.

Don't forget to remove the status line demo!

adios, adios

Hi Adios,

no problem. Great job! I'll let you know if I can come up with anything.